Karim Sayad, a young Swiss-Algerian director in attendance with his debut feature film, won the prestigious Prix de Soleure at Solothurn Film Festival, conquering a jury seduced by his film Of Sheep and Men [+lee también:
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The Audience Award went to Bernard Weber (also winning the Audience Award at Solothurn in 2012 for No Business Like Show Business) in attendance with Of the Voice [+lee también:
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Seraina Rohrer, director of Solothurn Film Festival, was very pleased with the 53^rd edition of the festival, which attracted 63,000 attendees over the course of its eight-day run.